1999 FORD EXPLORER — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 FORD EXPLORER — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Start: 2002-08-15

1 injured · 371905 · 2002-09-04

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

CONSUMER HAD LIFTED TAILGATE. WHILE CONSUMER WAS STANDING UNDERNEATH TAILGATE IT FELL DOWN, HITTING CONSUMER ON THE HEAD. BOTH HYDRAULIC HINGES WERE LEAKING OIL. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8017877
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown